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Naming of the Jock
Question:
they were first designed for guys who raced bicycles, who were called bicycle jockeys. So, the garment was called a jockey strap, which got shortened to jock strap.
Response:
But no one has answered the question of why athletics are called "Jocks". Everyone assumes that the reason is because they wear a jock strap. However, if you had bicycle jockeys and probably horse jockeys before the invention of the jock strap, did the nickname "jock" exist before also. Sort of like the chicken and egg question. What came first, the word jock or the jock strap. "Drtyunders" <drtyund…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041211231201.06183.00001174@mb-m27.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> they were first designed for guys who raced bicycles, who were called bicycle > jockeys. So, the garment was called a jockey strap, which got shortened to > jock strap.
Response:
I had read another account of the origin of the word "jockstrap". Apparently in Medieval England the slang word for a man’s cock and balls was his "jock", and so that was another explanation that jockstrap was literally a strap for the "jock"
Response:
It was answered. The jockey strap came first. Later it was adopted by athlete’s playing sports for support. Since most athelte’s wore jocks they soon were called that. I believe at the beginning it was more a derogatory statement than a compliment.
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In article <na-dnY7vCpqFFSHcRVn…@rogers.com>, "dleebosh1032" <dleebosh1…@rogers.com> wrote: > I had read another account of the origin of the word "jockstrap". > Apparently in Medieval England the slang word for a man’s cock and balls was > his "jock", and so that was another explanation that jockstrap was literally > a strap for the "jock"
I’ve seen that a lot, but I don’t know if it was made up as an explanation for the origin of the phrase "jock strap." Do we have any references in Chaucer or Shakespeare for that? I don’t think that a medieval use would suddenly reappear after the invention of the jockey strap. — Jockwoof <jockwoof at timberwoof dot com> jocks: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/ charter: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/charter.shtml FAQ: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/faq.shtml
Response:
I believe the other guy was correct. Hence the bicycle wheel symbol that Bike used as their trade mark for decades. "Jockwoof" <jockw…@NOtimberSPAMwoof.com> wrote in message
news:jockwoof-6E2377.00175711122004@typhoon.sonic.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In article <78alr0tfb5pe5lqulqvvq0a7ca60g8j…@4ax.com>, > Jock boy <wikkid_de…@lycosNOSPAM.co.uk> wrote: > > I know this soundz like Firedproof but why ia a Jock strap called a > > jock strap? I thought jocks [people] were called after the strap. > > Besides a Jock in the UK means a Scotsman and they are proud not to > > wear anything under thier kilts!! > I think that jock strap is shortened from jockey strap, referring to horse > jockeys who liked to wear them, perhaps because they are an improvement over the > earlier suspensory. > I’ve read etymologies that suggest that "jocks" is a slang word for the balls, > but I’ve never come across that specific usage. > — > Jockwoof <jockwoof at timberwoof dot com> > jocks: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/ > charter: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/charter.shtml > FAQ: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/faq.shtml
Response:
Back in early America streets were coble stone and people rode the bikes with the really big front wheels. They were called bicycle jockies. The coble stones hurt their testicles so the "Bike Company" produced a "jockey strap" for bicycle Jockies. Later it was shotened to Jock Strap. Then just jock. There you have the short version of it.
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In article <78alr0tfb5pe5lqulqvvq0a7ca60g8j…@4ax.com>, Jock boy <wikkid_de…@lycosNOSPAM.co.uk> wrote: > I know this soundz like Firedproof but why ia a Jock strap called a > jock strap? I thought jocks [people] were called after the strap. > Besides a Jock in the UK means a Scotsman and they are proud not to > wear anything under thier kilts!!
I think that jock strap is shortened from jockey strap, referring to horse jockeys who liked to wear them, perhaps because they are an improvement over the earlier suspensory. I’ve read etymologies that suggest that "jocks" is a slang word for the balls, but I’ve never come across that specific usage. — Jockwoof <jockwoof at timberwoof dot com> jocks: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/ charter: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/charter.shtml FAQ: http://www.timberwoof.com/jockwoof/faq.shtml
Response:
Another great reason to be a jock since I have some Scot in me! SportsGearGuy 64 sounds right on the money with the genesis of the product. BIG WOOFS to all, stay strapped! (Duke Team jock here, 24/7) "Jock boy" <wikkid_de…@lycosNOSPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
news:78alr0tfb5pe5lqulqvvq0a7ca60g8jthk@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I know this soundz like Firedproof but why ia a Jock strap called a > jock strap? I thought jocks [people] were called after the strap. > Besides a Jock in the UK means a Scotsman and they are proud not to > wear anything under thier kilts!!
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I know this soundz like Firedproof but why ia a Jock strap called a jock strap? I thought jocks [people] were called after the strap. Besides a Jock in the UK means a Scotsman and they are proud not to wear anything under thier kilts!!